No Giveaways In Charity Mile

Fireworks galore guaranteed at Turffontein on 5 November

The winners of last season’s Vodacom Durban July, SANSUI Summer Cup and eLan Gold Cup all feature among the entries for the R1-million Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile.

The Gr2 race will be run over 1600m on the Turffontein Standside track on Saturday 5 November.

Gavin Lerena guides Master Sabina to an easy win (JC Photos)

Sansui Summer Cup winner Master Sabina

The Conglomerate, Master Sabina and Enaad are probably looking ahead at the Summer Cup at the end of November but this is an important race and none of the connections would mind walking away with the winner’s cheque.  

While Master Sabina has landed No 12 draw and Enaad No 10, Durban July champion The Conglomerate pulled draw no 28 of the 38 entries.

However, there are some excellent “milers” in the field, including Rabada, St Tropez, Mac De Lago, Champagne Haze, Mogok Master, Saratoga Dancer and New Predator.

New Predator

New Predator – top miler

Rabada has joined Brett Crawford’s yard but has been in Joburg for quite a while. Unfortunately he was withdrawn from his warm-up run and if he is declared to run he might have to go in without a prep race. Crawford will not be happy that his charge has landed No 31 draw.

John Janse van Vuuren will be reasonably happy New Predator has drawn No 13. That should see him come in to around No 8 for the race, should he accept.

Champagne Haze wins CTS Emp Palace RTR Cup

Champagne Haze

Gary Alexander did not enter Kangaroo Jack for this event but he has nominated Champagne Haze who had a decent warm-up run when placed fourth behind his stablemate in the Grade 2 Joburg Spring Challenge. He has landed No 18 draw.   

Last year the half-brother to Pierre Jourdan won the R2.5-million Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup over 1400m on Charity Mile day.

The final field will be unveiled at a function at Emperors Palace on Tuesday 25 October. The 16 celebrities and charities will also find out which horse will represent them in the big race.

The charity who draws the winning horse will receive R150,000, the charity represented by the runner-up will receive R100,000 with the other 14 charities getting proportionate amounts of the total donation, depending on the allocated horse’s placement. No charity will go home with less than R20,000.

Supplementary entries close at 11am on Friday after which the weights will be posted.

Declarations close at 11am on Tuesday 25 October after which the final field will be announced.

Entries and draws for the R1-million Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile (Grade 2) over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday 5 November.

35-ARCTICA (M G Azzie); 24-BEZANOVA (A G Laird); 11-BULLETING HOME (S G Tarry); 33-CAPTAIN ALDO (S J Gray); 18-CHAMPAGNE HAZE (G M Alexander); 3-DEO JUVENTE (G V Woodruff); 9-DEPUTY JUD (M G Azzie); 10-ENAAD (M F De Kock); 20-FINCHATTON (S G Tarry); 38-FORT MEYERS (S G Tarry); 26-INTERGALACTIC (S G Tarry); 30-IRISH PRIDE (J A Janse van Vuuren); 21-JANOOBI (M F De Kock); 17-KINGS ARCHER (S T Pettigrew); 15- LUNAR APPROACH (S G Tarry); 7-MAC DE LAGO (W H Marwing); 19-MACDUFF (J Ramsden); 16-MASTER ‘N COMMANDER (G V Woodruff); 12-MASTER SABINA (G V Woodruff); 22-MOGOK MASTER (J A Soma); 2-MOOFEED (M F De Kock); 13-NEW PREDATOR (J A Janse van Vuuren); 29-NIGHT TRIP (C L Bass-Robinson); 4-NO WORRIES (G H Van Zyl); 37-PIVOTAL PURSUIT (G M Alexander); 25-PRINCE OF ORANGE (C Dawson); 31-RABADA (B Crawford); 32-ROMANY PRINCE (O A Ferraris); 5-ROYAL NAVY SHIP (K Naidoo); 36-SAMURAI BLADE (S G Tarry); 6-SARATOGA DANCER (D C Howells); 8-SHADOW OFHIS SMILE (G V Woodruff); 14-ST TROPEZ (J Ramsden); 1-STORMY ECLIPSE (C Laird); 23-TEN GUN SALUTE (D C Howells); 28-THE CONGLOMERATE (J Ramsden); 34-WILL PAYS (M G Azzie); 27-WUKKIN’ UP (S G Tarry)

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